Product Owner

Aviva; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 60,000; Full time

Job description

Product Owner - Salary Circa £60,000

12 months Fixed-term contract

Do you have a passion for transformation? Do you like to challenge the status quo, think differently and look at ways technology can solve business problems? Are you dynamic, resilient and want to be involved in delivering change that drives Aviva’s strategy?

We are looking for individuals to play this vital role in a high-profile programme. This is a unique opportunity to be in the centre of an exciting and challenging change, develop in-depth knowledge of the claims system, and drive real value.

The Commercial Property programme aims to transform Commercial Property Claims into a data led function and the best in the market. This involves building new functionality, changing process, and developing new capabilities. All whilst using technology, data, and advanced analytics.

A bit about the job:

You will be accountable for delivering new products that align with the sponsor's vision, including IT, process changes, data, and analytics models. Typically, the investment is expected to be between £1m and £3m. You will inspire the delivery team, ensuring buy-in and building a clear product roadmap. Collaboration with other development teams is essential to ensure the roadmap and product value are well understood across the system. You will optimize product development with sponsors and SMEs, making key decisions and supporting the team by unblocking issues. Proactively managing stakeholders and demonstrating energy to motivate the team are crucial, along with contributing to the wider PO community by sharing ideas and best practices.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Proven track record of change delivery within a PO or similar role, preferably with General Insurance knowledge and understanding of the claims value chain.
• Experience in operations (particularly in financial services) would be valuable
• Proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word; Jira and Confluence are beneficial
• Proactive, tenacious, with strong problem-solving skills, lateral thinking, and the ability to embrace and support change
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, good interpersonal abilities, and a team player mentality with a willingness to learn and help others

What you’ll get for this role:

• Starting salary circa £60,000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity – 10% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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